Ecosystem-Based Management for the Protection of Aquatic Biodiversity – Practice and Lessons Learnt

The EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy aims to tackle the loss of species and habitats and establish targets to preserve and restore biodiversity. However, our rivers, coasts, and seas - home to an array of species and habitats and providing numerous ecosystem services - are under significant threat from human activity.

What is the status of implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for aquatic ecosystems and is ecosystem-based management a potential tool for protecting them?

These and other questions were addressed at the AQUACROSS Final Conference on 10-11 October 2018 in Brussels, an interactive event on ecosystem-based management of aquatic ecosystems. Ninety key leaders and experts from science, policy and business came together to: